Major League Soccer MVP favorite Chris Wondolowski and L.A. Galaxy midfielder Landon Donovan, who was honored for the fifth straight year, highlighted an MLS Best 11 that features eight new names.

MLS players, club officials and members of the media voted for the all-league team that was unveiled Monday afternoon by commissioner Don Garber. Here’s a look:

Goalkeeper: Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City).

The Danish veteran played every minute of all 34 regular-season games and led the league in wins (18) and shutouts (15) and was second in goals-against average among players with at least 10 appearances (0.79). He is a finalist for the league’s Goalkeeper of the Year award to be presented Wednesday, alongside Chivas USA’s Dan Kennedy and Michael Gspurning of the Seattle Sounders.

Sporting’s defense ranked third in MLS history and was rewarded with two Best 11 spots. Besler, the league’s Defender of the Year, was the composed anchor of SKC’s back four and an easy choice.

His partner in the middle, Collin, was dominant at times but had issues with consistency and was benched toward the end of September. The Vancouver Whitecaps’ Jay DeMerit, Seattle’s Jeff Parke and the Chicago Fire’s Arne Friedrich are among the players who have a right to feel snubbed.

Bernárdez finished runner-up to Besler in Defender of the Year voting and was another clear choice. The Honduran played 24 games for the Supporters Shield-winning Earthquakes and scored two goals.

Despite struggling with injuries and motivation, Donovan put together another stellar season, tallying nine goals and 14 assists (the second-highest total of helpers in his career).

Alonso has been considered one of the very best defensive midfielders in the league for four years, but voters tend to reward attacking players. Seattle’s defensive improvement–the Sounders ranked second in MLS–pushed Alonso over the top.

It was a big year for Zusi, who planted himself firmly in the U.S. national team picture while leading MLS with 15 assists.

Pontius probably is the surprise of the group. A hybrid midfielder/forward, the 25-year-old paced D.C. with 12 goals and four assists and helped United to its first playoff berth since 2007 despite the September injury to captain Dwayne De Rosario.

Pontius is deserving, but so is Houston Dynamo playmaker Brad Davis (eight goals and 12 assists). A case also could be made for Seattle’s Mauro Rosales (three and 13) and defensive midfielders Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Rafael Baca (San Jose) or Roger Espinoza (SKC).

With a record-tying 27 goals, Wondolowski was a shoo-in and almost certainly will be named MLS MVP on Thursday in Los Angeles. Henry, who scored 15 goals for the Red Bulls, joins Wondolowski and Donovan as repeat honorees. Keane scored 13 of his 16 goals after returning from the European Championship in late June and was borderline unstoppable as L.A. climbed from the Western Conference cellar.

Nobody will argue with these selections, but New York’s Kenny Cooper (18 goals) and RSL’s Alvaro Saborío (17) will be left wondering what more they have to do to earn their spot on the Best 11.